Check the Latest Health Inspection Scores for Hamilton Mill/I-85 Restaurants

The health department is tasked with ensuring restaurant compliance with applicable health and safety regulations. The following restaurant scores are the most recent scores posted on the Gwinnett, Newton, Rockdale Health Departments website as of Sept. 10. 

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Note: There were no new inspections posted for Dacula restaurants last week. The following are the most recent inspections for restaurants in the Hamilton Mill/I-85 area:

Barberitos
2725 Hamilton Mill Road, Suite 2200, Buford
Score: 91
Last inspection: 2/27/13
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Observations and corrective actions:

• Violation of Code: [.04(6)(f) ] Cold-held potentially hazardous foods not maintained below 41oF; no time controls/documentation in place. See temperatures marked '*'. Foods placed in walk-in cooler. Cold-held potentially hazardous foods must be maintained at 41F or below.  Corrected On-Site.  New Violation.

 
Chick-fil-A
2635 Hamilton Mill Road, Buford
Score: 90
Last inspection: 3/12/13
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Observations and corrective actions:

• Violation of Code: [.04(6)(f) ] Cold-held potentially hazardous foods not maintained below 41oF; no time controls/documentation in place. See temperatures marked '*'. Foods placed in walk-in to cool. Cold-held potentially hazardous foods must maintain a temperature of 41F or below.  Corrected On-Site.  New Violation.
• Violation of Code: [.05(6)(q) ] Small reach-in cooler near under prep sandwich making station registered an ambient air temperature of 46.9F. Cold-holding equipment must maintain an ambient air temperature of 41F or below.  New Violation.

Chili's
2705 Hamilton Mill Road, Buford
Score: 84
Last inspection: 1/24/13
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Observations and corrective actions:

• Violation of Code: [.05(7)(b) ] Ice machine contains mold-like substance around ice chutes. Ice machine cleaned every 6 months per person-in-charge. Increase cleaning frequency to avoid soil buildup on food contact surfaces.  Repeat Violation.
• Violation of Code: [.05(7)(a)1 ] Vegetable slicer and dicer contain food residue and stored on shelf as clean. Equipment cleaned during inspection. Food contact surfaces shall be cleaned to sight and touch.  Corrected On-Site.  New Violation.
• Violation of Code: [.04(6)(f) ] Cold-held potentially hazardous foods not maintained below 41oF; no time controls/documentation in place. See temperatures marked '*'. Foods placed in walk-in cooler to cool. Food had been removed from walk-in cooler approximately 1.5 hours. Cold-held potentially hazardous food must maintain a temperature of 41F or below.  Corrected On-Site.  New Violation.
• Violation of Code: [.06(5)(n) ] Sliding doors of outside receptacle left open when garbage not being discarded. Doors closed. Garbage receptacles shall remain closed at all times when not in use.  Corrected On-Site.  New Violation.
• Violation of Code: [.06(5)(o),(p) ] No drain plug in outside garbage receptacle. Ensure drain plug isinstalled ata all times.  New Violation.

 
Dos Pancakes
2525 Hamilton Mill Road, Buford
Score: 97
Last inspection: 5/2/13
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Observations and corrective actions:

• Violation of Code: [.04(4)(q) ] Container of sugar stored on floor in front of shelves near walkin cooler. Container placed on shelf. Food shall be stored at least 6" off the floor.  Corrected On-Site.  New Violation.

 
Hardee’s
2686 Hamilton Mill Road, Buford
Score: 88
Last inspection: 5/16/13
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Observations and corrective actions:

• Violation of Code: [.04(6)(d) ] Several pans of sliced tomatoes were observed cooling for 5 hrs 40 minutes and were above 41 degrees. The person in charge discarded the pans of tomatoes at the time of inspection. All potentially hazardous food items that start at ambient temperature must be cooled to 41 degrees within 4 hours.  Corrected On-Site.  New Violation.
• Violation of Code: [.04(6)(e) ] Potentially hazardous food items such as ham, pork, and sliced tomatoes are being portioned in large amounts and placed into covered containers and stacked in the walk in cooler. These items were not making proper progress toward cooling and the ham and pork were moved the freezer to cool while the tomatoes were discarded. Potentially hazardous foods must be properly cooled by effective methods (shallow pans, ice water bath, adding ice as an ingredient, etc.)  Corrected On-Site.  New Violation.

Little Caesar's
2725 Hamilton Mill Road, Suite 100, Buford
Score: 99
Last inspection: 3/12/13
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Observations and corrective actions:

• Violation of Code: [.05(10)(a) ] Multiple plastic food containers being stacked before being air-dried. Equipment and utensils shall be air-dried before use.  New Violation.
  
  

Subway
3250 Sardis Church Road, Buford
Score: 91
Last inspection: 8/26/13
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Observations and corrective actions:

• Violation of Code: [.04(6)(f) ] Pulled pork and chicken above 41F. Foods discarded. All potentially foods must be maintained at 41F or above.  Corrected On-Site.  New Violation.

Sweet Monkey
3265 Sardis Church Road, Suite 101, Buford
Score: 92
Last inspection: 8/20/12
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Observations and corrective actions:

• Violation of Code: [.03(5)(j)1&2 ] Employees drinking from water bottles in food prep area. Drinks moved. Employee drinks, if in food prep area, must be in disposable cup with lid and straw and stored to prevent contamination of food or food equipment.  Corrected On-Site.  New Violation.
• Violation of Code: [.04(6)(h) ] Cream cheese and butter cream frosting properly date marked not discarded within 7 days of preparation. Food discarded. Potentially hazardous foods that are correctly date marked must be disposed or used within 7 days.  Corrected On-Site.  New Violation.

Taco Bell
2583 Hamilton Mill Road, Suite 101, Buford
Score: 97
Last inspection: 8/20/13
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Observations and corrective actions:

• Violation of Code: [.04(4)(m) ] Sanitizer concentration in sanitizer (quat ammonium) buckets for wet-wiping cloths below 100 ppm. Sanitizer remade. Sanitizer concentration shall be 200-400 ppm (quat ammonium) or 50-100 ppm (chlorine).  Corrected On-Site.  New Violation.